WHAT TO PRAY IN THE CHURCH
A Call for Pastors to Pray for Their People
By Ryan Fullerton | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Pastors, here are six biblical truths that I hope will jolt us out of our prayerless slumber.
Praying Together: An Invisible, Yet Vital Work
By Megan Hill | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Corporate prayer isn’t much to look at. But it’s one of the most important things a church does.
Corporate Prayer Is More than Your Personal Quiet Time
By Zach Schlegel | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Corporate prayer is not just 300 people having their own quiet time; it’s 300 people praying together.
The Holy Spirit, Prayer, and Preaching
By David Helm | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.17.2016When we genuinely embrace the conviction of our need for the Spirit, we give ourselves to the work of prayer and the work of preaching.
WHY PRAY IN THE CHURCH
Praying the ‘Big Four’ Corporately
By John Onwuchekwa | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.20.2016Adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. How should we pray on Sunday morning?
Praying in Elders’ Meetings
By Greg Spraul | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Elders often deal with difficult cases, so shouldn’t we pray for wisdom?
The Privilege and Power of a Praying Pastor’s Wife
By Erin Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016We might say we believe prayer is important, but are we praying regularly, specifically, and expectantly?
Praying in Discipling Relationships among Sisters
By Carrie Russell | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016When we disciple others, we have the privilege of helping them follow Jesus. Prayer is a critical tool in doing that.
Praying as a Church for the World and Your City
By Phil Ryken | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016If God rules over kingdoms, then kingdoms are our concern, and we should discipline ourselves to pray both for the world in general and our cities in particular.
HOW TO PRAY IN THE CHURCH
Looking to the Past for Lessons about Prayer
By Thomas S. Kidd | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.03.2016With all due regard to churches’ individual circumstances, it’s hard to justify the lack of congregational prayer in many of today’s churches, or the relegation of prayer to an obligatory sidelight.
Learning to Pray by Listening in Church
By Claudia Anderson | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016My every prayer of thanksgiving should properly begin with gratitude to those who took me to church as a child and who, when I was long grown, invited me back.
Pastor’s Forum: Stories of Answered Prayer
By A. Menikoff, D. Newkirk, G. Conner, G. Kell, J. Vincent, S. Kelly | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016A few brief stories of how God has answered church-wide prayers.
4 Reasons You Should Add a Regular Prayer Service to Your Church Calendar
By Brad Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016If you could add one thing to your church calendar, what would it be? Have you considered adding a regular prayer service?
Looking to the New Testament for Models of Corporate Prayer
By Andy Davis | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016There is evidence in the New Testament that the Holy Spirit wills to use prayer meetings to pour out his power again and again on local churches.
How to Keep Your Spontaneous Prayers from Sounding Aimless and Shallow
By Brian Davis | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Praying without preparation should be as natural to us as sharing the gospel with someone. It is simply what we do as Christians.
How to Keep Your Scripted Prayers from Sounding Stiff and Robotic
By Dave Comeau | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Watching your tone, pacing, and pauses will keep your scripted prayers from sounding robotic and stiff.
Why You Should Be Praying the Psalms
By Donald S. Whitney | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.09.2016Tired of praying the same old things about the same old things? Try praying the psalms.
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The Shocking, Abysmal, and Embarrassing Failure of Churches to Pray
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.10.2016Prayerlessness is a problem in so many churches. What can we do about it?
Book Review: Calling on the Name of the Lord: A Biblical Theology of Prayer, by J. Gary Millar
Review by Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 10.14.2016Why pray certain things? Because the Bible tells you to from cover to cover. This book will simplify, motivate, and focus your own prayer life.
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